Shine Ma'anar Ma'anar Mariya

…Ba Yesu ba!

Wani abokinmu ya taba gode mana bisa lashe kyautar da ya samu a wani wasan kwaikwayo wanda ya hada da hulda da masu sauraro. Nunsense ne ko wani abu makamancin haka wanda 'yar wasan kwaikwayo–wasa nun–tambaya game da Immaculate Conception. Wani abu kamar: wanda aka yi cikinsa marar tsarki?

He was one of many Catholics in the audience and was the only one to answer correctly, which is a shame, i mana. He credited us because we had previously mentioned that many Catholics incorrectly believed it was about Jesus’ birth. (Amma, his birth is on Christmas for goodness sake!)

It is Mary’s Immaculate Conception–she being born in the state of Grace–that we celebrate on December 8. We think the confusion arises because the Gospel Reading for the day describes the annunciation– Angel Gabriel’s visit to the Virgin Mary.

For more information and why it’s important, please see our shafi on the Immaculate Conception.